#athletic_game a game involving athletic activity
supertype: sport.recreation game.activity
part: maneuver regulation_time extra_time playing_period time-out
subtype: ice_hockey__icehockey__hockey__hockey_game a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks
subtype: tetherball a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
subtype: water_polo__waterpolo a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
subtype: outdoor_game__outdoorgame an athletic game that is played outdoors
subtype: day_game__daygame a game played in daylight
subtype: night_game__nightgame a game played under artificial illumination at night
subtype: golf_game__golf a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
subtype: professional_golf playing golf for money
subtype: round_of_golf__round the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
subtype: medal_play__medalplay__stroke_play golf scoring by total strokes taken
subtype: match_play__matchplay golf scoring by holes won
subtype: miniature_golf__miniaturegolf a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
subtype: clock_golf__clockgolf a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole
subtype: croquet a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
subtype: quoits__horseshoes a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
subtype: shuffleboard__shovelboard a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
subtype: field_game__fieldgame an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
subtype: field_hockey__fieldhockey__hockey hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net
subtype: football any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
subtype: American_football a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
subtype: professional_football playing football for money
subtype: touch_football__touchfootball a version of football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
subtype: rugby_football__rugbyfootball__rugby__rugger (British) a form of football played with an oval ball
subtype: soccer__association_football__associationfootball a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
subtype: hurling a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
subtype: ball_game__ballgame a field game played with a ball (especially baseball);
subtype: baseball_game__baseball__ball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
subtype: professional_baseball playing baseball for money
subtype: hardball baseball as distinguished from softball
subtype: perfect_game__perfectgame a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base
subtype: no-hit_game__no-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
subtype: one-hitter__onehitter__1-hitter__1hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit
subtype: two-hitter__twohitter__2-hitter__2hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits
subtype: three-hitter__threehitter__3-hitter__3hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits
subtype: four-hitter__4-hitter__4hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
subtype: five-hitter__5-hitter__5hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
subtype: softball_game__softball a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
subtype: rounders an English ball game similar to baseball
subtype: stickball_game__stickballgame__stickball a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
subtype: cricket a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
subtype: lacrosse a game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
subtype: polo a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
subtype: pushball a game using a leather-covered ball 6 feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal
subtype: ultimate_frisbee a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds
subtype: court_game__courtgame an athletic game played on a court
subtype: handball a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
subtype: racquetball a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
subtype: fives__five (British) a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
subtype: squash_racquets__squash__squash_rackets a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
subtype: volleyball_game__volleyball a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
subtype: jai_alai__jaialai a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
subtype: badminton a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
subtype: battledore_and_shuttlecock__battledore an ancient racket game
subtype: singles.badminton__single badminton played with one person on each side
subtype: doubles.badminton__double badminton played with two players on each side
subtype: basketball_game__basketball a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
subtype: professional_basketball playing basketball for money
subtype: deck_tennis game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and form over a net that is stretched across a small court
subtype: netball a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
subtype: lawn_tennis__tennis a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
subtype: professional_tennis playing tennis for money
subtype: singles__single tennis played with one person on each side
subtype: doubles__double tennis played with two players on each side
subtype: royal_tennis__real_tennis__court_tennis an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
subtype: pallone an Italian game similar to tennis
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